Amethod Public Schools
Minutes
Special Meeting of the AMPS Board of Directors
Date and Time
Thursday August 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The Board of Directors (Board) and employees of Amethod Public Schools will be holding this meeting in person at 1450 Marina Way South, Richmond, CA 94804.
Members of the public who wish to attend in person can join us in the Home Office's Board Room at 1450 Marina Way South, Richmond, CA 94804. Or members of the public may meet via the Zoom meeting platform at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83187954557
We also offer a two-way teleconference location for the public to attend at our Oakland school site:
Downtown Charter Academy- 2000 Dennison St, Oakland, CA 94606
Participating by Telephone: 669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 831 8795 4557
Public Comment: Members of the public attending in person who wish to comment on an agenda item please fill out a speaker card and submit it to a staff member. Members of the public who are joining via teleconference, please use raise hand tool in the reactions tab located at the bottom of the zoom screen or press star (*) nine if joining by telephone. The Board Chair will call on you. Please note that comments are limited to two minutes. The Board Chair may increase or decrease the time allowed for public comment, depending upon the topic and number of persons wishing to be heard.
Access to Board Materials: A copy of the written materials which have been submitted to the Board of Directors with the agenda relating to open session items may be reviewed by any interested persons on the Amethod Public School’s website at www.amethodschools.org following the posting of the agenda. Amethod may distribute additional information and/or documents to the Board of Directors after the agenda is posted and at the meeting; these items and the full Board packet are available for inspection in the AMPS Board Room (located at 1450 Marina Way S, Richmond, CA 94804) and during the meeting. Any documents distributed to the Board of Directors during the meeting will be posted on the website Agenda following the meeting.
Disability Access: Requests for disability-related modifications or accommodations to participate in this public meeting should be made 72 hours prior to the meeting by calling (510) 436-0172. All efforts will be made for reasonable accommodations. The agenda and public documents can be modified upon request as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE
Directors Present
D. Leung, J. Lerma, L. Martinez (remote), M. DiGiorgio, R. Ornelas
Directors Absent
None
Guests Present
A. Barnes, M. Arechiga, S. Li
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Attendance
C.
Announcements
D.
Approval of the Agenda
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| M. DiGiorgio |
Aye
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| L. Martinez |
Aye
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| D. Leung |
Aye
|
| J. Lerma |
Aye
|
| R. Ornelas |
Aye
|
E.
Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items
No public comments.
II. Business
A.
Review and Consideration of the OCA Closure Milestone Timeline
Adrienne, CEO shared the Oakland Unified School District's Office of Charter Schools requested a closure milestone timeline as part of the charter closure request list. Staff populated the required items with specific dates and presented the finalized timeline to the board for formal approval before submission to the district.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| D. Leung |
Aye
|
| R. Ornelas |
Aye
|
| M. DiGiorgio |
Aye
|
| J. Lerma |
Aye
|
| L. Martinez |
Aye
|
B.
Review and Consideration of Approval of Request for Authorization for Traffic Management
Item was pulled from the agenda.
C.
Review and Consideration of Approval of SB740 Application for Downtown Charter Academy
Prasanth, from Charter Impact requested the board's review and approval to apply for the SB740 grant program. He noted that this is a reapplication for funding the schools have received in the past, highlighting that it provides significant financial support to offset facility and rent costs and that the application is prepared for submission.
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Lerma |
Aye
|
| M. DiGiorgio |
Aye
|
| R. Ornelas |
Aye
|
| D. Leung |
Aye
|
| L. Martinez |
Aye
|
D.
Review and Consideration of Approval of SB740 Application for John Henry High School
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| L. Martinez |
Aye
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| J. Lerma |
Aye
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| D. Leung |
Aye
|
| M. DiGiorgio |
Aye
|
| R. Ornelas |
Aye
|
E.
Review and Consideration of Approval of SB740 Application for Richmond Charter Academy
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| R. Ornelas |
Aye
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| J. Lerma |
Aye
|
| M. DiGiorgio |
Aye
|
| L. Martinez |
Aye
|
| D. Leung |
Aye
|
F.
Review and Consideration of Approval of SB740 Application for Richmond Charter Elementary - Benito Juarez
| Roll Call | |
|---|---|
| J. Lerma |
Aye
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| M. DiGiorgio |
Aye
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| R. Ornelas |
Aye
|
| D. Leung |
Aye
|
| L. Martinez |
Aye
|
Board Chair Rodolfo announced Board Member Liz will be participating in the meeting via Zoom under just cause.